Peter Francisco
Abandoned on the wharf at City
Point, now Hopewell, in 1765, he was
taken as a small boy to Buckingham
County, where he grew to gigantic
size. Enlisting at 16 he served
under Washington with distinction
in the North. Later in the South
he became a hero of the Revolution
at such battles as Camden and
Guilford Courthouse. His feats of
strength were legendary and he
served Virginia well until his
death in 1831.
Erected in his memory by
the Commonwealth of Virginia
and
the James River Branch, APVA.
1973
Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street and East Broadway Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
